HBO Movies has bought the North American rights to “The Survivor,” a Harry Haft biopic produced and directed by Academy Award winner Barry Levinson. The deal comes after the film premiered at this year’s Toronto World Film Festival in September.
In step with Alan Haft’s e book “Harry Haft: Survivor of Auschwitz, Challenger of Rocky Marciano,” “The Survivor” stars Ben Foster (“Leave No Price,” “Hell or High Water”) as Haft, an escaped Auschwitz prisoner who’s compelled to attain in boxing fits by his captor ahead of transferring to New York and utilizing his boxing skills to abet fetch the lady he loves.
Along with Foster, “The Survivor” also stars Vicky Krieps (“Phantom Thread”), Billy Magnussen (“No Time to Die”), Peter Sarsgaard (“Jackie”), Saro Emirze (“Wilsberg”), Dar Zuzovsky (“Hostages”), Danny DeVito (“It’s Continuously Sunny in Philadelphia”) and John Leguizamo (“Latin Historical previous for Morons”).
“The Survivor” comes from BRON and New Mandate Movies.
This would possibly maybe well merely now not imprint the first time a Levinson film debuts on HBO. The director has helmed “Paterno,” “You Don’t Know Jack” and “The Wizard of Lies” for the network, gathering a blended 26 Emmys all the intention in which by means of his earlier HBO motion photos.
“Having performed reasonably heaps of motion photos at HBO, I don’t know of a bigger home for ‘The Survivor,’” Levinson talked about in a press launch.
“We’re immensely proud to raise ‘The Survivor’ to the HBO and HBO Max audience,” HBO Programming EVP Francesca Orsi talked about in a press launch. “Barry’s meticulous exploration of this true legend of incredible picks, perseverance and redemption coupled with Ben’s transformative efficiency will captivate viewers and stick with them prolonged after the credits roll.”
WME Fair brokered the kind out HBO.
“The Survivor” garnered favorable opinions from critics after its launch at the Toronto World Film Festival. In his review, Vary chief film critic Owen Gleiberman known as the movie “[Levinson’s] only film in years.”
